PAU gets Rs 100-cr bail-out packageLudhiana, December 9
The cash-starved Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) got a new lease of life as the Punjab Government has approved a grant of Rs 100 crore to the university and immediately released Rs 25 crore as first installment to run the various research projects in the university.

Ludhiana, December 9
The Union Minister of State in the PMO, Mr Vijay Goyal, today pleaded for a consensus on the issue of POTO, which was a crucial legislation for the security and integrity of the country.

Mr Vijay Goyal, Union Minister for State in the PMO, flanked by Mr Pradeep Mittal and Mr Amrit Lal Aggarwal, addresses a meeting at Aggar Nagar in Ludhiana on Sunday.
—Photo Inderjeet Verma

‘Tantriks’ exploiting superstitious people
Time for police to take actionLudhiana, December 9Case I: About two decades ago in Ropar, a three-year-old child was allured by a childless woman while he was playing with his mates at the end of the street near his house.

CIA busts gang of robbers, murderersLudhiana, December 9
The Central Investigation Agency (CIA), Ludhiana, today claimed to have busted a kale kachchewala gang of robbers and murderers by arresting three of its key members, while two others fled.

Students of Sacred Heart Convent School, Ludhiana, spread the message of clean environment by selling plants at a fete organised by them on Sunday. Photo Rajesh Bhambi

No inquiry
into FMD
outbreakLudhiana, December 9
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) will not hold any inquiry into the outbreak of the foot and mouth disease (FMD) that has infected more than 35 cattle in the dairy farms owned and managed by the university.

Couple burn woman to
deathLudhiana, December 9
A woman was allegedly burnt to death by a neighbouring couple in Prabhat Nagar early this morning. The woman was allegedly killed over a minor argument between the neighbours.

Rs 2 cr drafts snatchedMandi Gobindgarh, December 9
Two scooter-borne unidentified persons snatched two bags containing cheques and drafts worth more than Rs 2 crore near the State Bank of India here yesterday.

Hike allowance: riot victimsLudhiana, December 9
The Terrorist-Affected Family Welfare Association has demanded an increase in the subsistence allowance of riot victims.Ms Mahinder Kaur, secretary-cum-president of the association, in a press statement said a widow retired from the government service should also be given a subsistence allowance of Rs 2,500 per month, like other riot-victim widows.

Sekhon mela on January 5Ludhiana, December 9
A meeting was held to celebrate a mela in the memory of Principal Sant Singh Sekhon, under the presidentship of Mr Tejwant Singh Gill at Dakha House, Maharaja Nagar.

Export processed wheat to Afghanistan: millersLudhiana, December 9
The Floor Millers Association of India and the Punjab Roller Floor Mills Association at a meeting held here yesterday, has appealed to the Central Government to export only processed wheat to Afghanistan as it would help the revival of sick mills in the state.

‘Treat hotels on par with industrial units’Ludhiana, December 9
The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Punjab in a memorandum submitted to the Chairman of the Punjab State Electricity Board ( PSEB ) has urged to treat the hotels and restaurants on a par with the industrial units as the state government had declared the hotel and tourism as on industry in 1996.

PSEB penalised for wrong billingLudhiana, December 9
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) to pay Rs 1,000 as compensation for not issuing proper bill to Mr Shamsher Singh, a resident of Hargobind Nagar.

City to host Ranji Trophy matchesLudhiana, December 9
The Ludhiana District Cricket Association (LDCA) will conduct three Ranji Trophy one-day matches on the campus of Punjab Agricultural University. Giving this information, Mr Vinod Chitkara, general secretary, LDCA, said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has allotted 15 matches to the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA).

BVM
students excel in sportsLudhiana, December 9
Students of Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Udham Singh
Nagar, here have achieved distinction in different sports disciplines in
championships, which conducted by the Education Department during the
academic session at the zonal as well as at the national-level
tournaments.